They were actually eleven in number when they
started in 2011 but the quartet of Michael Abdul,
Odunayo Ojo Onasanya, Pat Uwaje King and Gbenga
Oyebola, known simply as the Midnight Crew have
kept their wits about them for nothing else but for
the love of what they do and enjoy doing. In this
revealing interview, which they take turn to respond,
they open up on their careers, their dreams and why
they have stuck together for that long. Excerpts:
How has the journey been this last twelve years?
It’s not been very easy but we made up our mind to
go all the way as long as God stands by us . The very
funny thing is that, we see very far.
Have you guys ever had issues or moments of
friction, where you quarrel?
Yes, we do have those times. But the good thing is
that we are friends, first of all, and we have realized
we all need each other in our lives. And no matter the
differences, we just have to reconcile. There is
nothing that is irreconcilable. And we try to hear
ourselves out and then we put ourselves in each
others’ shoes. How many awards have you won as a group?
We have never bothered to count. As a matter of fact,
we still got awards this year. Initially, we used to beg
for votes. But now, we don’t and we still get the
awards. .What has been your happiest moment for the past
twelve years?
Being together.
Is the name ‘Midnight Crew’ not too hip-hop like for a
gospel group?
God told Gideon to go and tear down the walls of
Baal. Our own mission is to tear down the walls of
religion. We saw similarities, they went at nights and
we rehearsed at nights while we were in school
because we went for classes during the day then
towards evening, we would go for singing rehearsals.
We realized that there was a lot of similarities in our
assignments. On the last note, they were eleven in
number. Comprising of Gideon and ten other men for
that assignment. When Midnight Crew started at the
initial stage, we were eleven in number. Some
actually got married and relocated while some went
back for their second degree etc.
How was the fantastic four able to stick together?
It’s like coming from a barber’s shop and someone
telling you how good your shave is. We just realized
that we were four.
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